How to use Timeline

Attach file or image

If you click on attach files, you can upload files and images to your post. Below you can see the difference between uploading images and how they appear when you post them in your post.

Use emojis

You can select emojis in the activity feed.

Using GIFs

You can add a GIF to your post. To do so, click on the GIF button.

Mentions

If you want to mention other people (who are on your intranet) in your posts, type @ followed by the first letter of their name. For example, if you type @and, you will see examples of names that start with and.

If there are several Anders Anderssons, their email addresses will also be visible to distinguish between the users.

Select Anders by clicking on the name. After you click send, the comment will look like this:

You can make mentions in posts, comments, and replies.

Create a poll

This is what polls look like when you use the activity stream. You can write your question, add answer options, and decide how long the poll should be active.

Type your question in the text box.

Answer Options

By default, two answer options are displayed. If you want more options, click “+ Add Alternative” to add them. You can remove the options you’ve added by clicking the trash can icon to the right of the option.

Settings

Allow the user to select multiple answer options

Check this box if you want visitors to be able to select more answer options.

Allow users to peek at the results

You can also allow users to preview the answers before they vote themselves. This shows how visitors have voted as a percentage, but not who voted for what.

Show who voted for what in the results

Use icons to show who voted for what in the results.

Poll End Time

You can also set an end time for the poll. You can choose from:

• In one hour
• End of the day
• End of the week
• Select a date and time

You can also set how long the poll should remain active.

This is what a completed vote looks like for the user

Help menu in the Activity Feed

Once a post has been published, you can manage it in the following ways, depending on whether you created the post yourself or depending on your permissions:

Comment, like, and share

You can comment on a post, like a post, or share a post. You can also like and reply to comments that have already been written.

Support for Open Graph

The activity feed supports displaying an embedded link using Open Graph metadata. If you write a link in the post, a preview of the link will be displayed directly in the feed.

Ability to write your own links

You can also write your own links in the activity stream. Here's how: [Look here, a link to Sitevision](https://www.sitevision.se)